{"cve":"CVE-2022-4521","nvd":{"published":"2022-12-15T21:15:12.773","modified":"2026-06-17T05:21:05.897","status":"Modified","description":"A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in WSO2 carbon-registry up to 4.8.6. This affects an unknown part of the component Request Parameter Handler. The manipulation of the argument parentPath/path/username/path/profile_menu leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Upgrading to version 4.8.7 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is 9f967abfde9317bee2cda469dbc09b57d539f2cc. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier VDB-215901 was assigned to this vulnerability.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N","score":6.1},"cwes":["CWE-79"],"references":["https://github.com/wso2/carbon-registry/commit/9f967abfde9317bee2cda469dbc09b57d539f2cc","https://github.com/wso2/carbon-registry/pull/399","https://github.com/wso2/carbon-registry/releases/tag/v4.8.7","https://vuldb.com/?id.215901","https://github.com/wso2/carbon-registry/commit/9f967abfde9317bee2cda469dbc09b57d539f2cc"],"products":["wso2:carbon-registry"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:37:31.370122805+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2022-4521","score":0.00617,"percentile":0.49573,"date":"2026-11-01"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-gp5f-gqgq-7254","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-gp5f-gqgq-7254","summary":"WSO2 carbon-registry vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting","modified":"2023-11-08T04:10:51.002939Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.wso2.carbon.registry:carbon-registry","purl":"pkg:maven/org.wso2.carbon.registry/carbon-registry","ranges":["<4.8.7"],"fixed":["4.8.7"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}